The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-16
PARADE OF THE PRESIDENT
The Room That Will Be Allowed Crowds
for Viewing Him Along the Streets.
According to Computations $4,000 Persons
Will BE Afforded Chance TO See Him
When He Is Escorted from the Train.

at is strange thing" said member Of the ex-
Bcutive committee on the Cleveland reception.
'that after all that has been said and all the
sderation the matter has received there are still
people who labor under the delusion that there
will not be room enough along the line of march
for every one TO get a view Of the President
2 cit strikes as quite natural" said the
porter, when you take into consideration the
preparations that are being made. There will
certainly be large crowd here"
'Of course there will. At least, we shall be
very much disappointed if there is not; but
what mean is that there is room enough along
the line of march for any crowd that can come.
The trouble with most of the people who are
worrying over the matter is that they figuring
on a mistaken basis. Nine tenths of them think
first of the crowds of spectators that como out
to circus parades, and multiplying these by
some indefinite number, they jump at the con-
clusion that Washington street will never hold
them. They forget, however. that circus
parades seldom move more than FIVE squares on
Washington street, where the mass of the crowd
is always gathered, and that then the streets
are badly crowded only at few points which
are supposed to be best for observation. There
is no reason why all there is to be seen can not
be seen at Noble or East street we'll as at
Pennsylvania or Illinois"
Suppose they can. The question is whether
that extent of street will hold them"
There is question about it. What was the
largest crowd you ever saw on the streets in In
dianapolisl"
1.-THE one when Blaine was here"
Right you are; and how many spectators
were there along the liner
Probably fifty thousand"
well, there was room enough for all of them,
wasn't therel Cleveland goes over the same
line. Grant went the same line when he
was here and there enough for every
one The fact is that by computation Of the
actual space there is standing room the side
walks from Noble street to the Capitol entrance,
exclusive Of street crossings, for more than 1885,
600 persons. Then there is all the window room
along the line which is greater than could be
found on any other line"
Have you had estimates of that kind made2"
"Of course we have. There another
matter that there has been good deal of talk
about-the placing of the school-children in the
Courthouse yard. 1t has been said there would
not be room enough for them. General Knefier
computed the space between the building and
the street and said he could place ten thousand
infantry in il. We have a school enrolment of
about fifteen thousand, and it is not probable that
more than ten thousand Of them will want to go
there, for a large number will be kept with their
parents"
All the business connected with the reception
Is progressing smoothly. The executive COM
mittee meeting at the Board of Trade, yester-
day morning was fully attended. and quite a
long session was held. After discussion, it
of having procession of carriages,
and to limit the vehicles TO two. The
first will contain President Cleveland, Mrs.
Cleveland, Senator, Mcdonald and Mayor Den
ny. The second will contain Senator Voorhees,,
Senator Turpie. President j. f. Pratt of the
Board of Trade, and Private Secretary Lamont
The remaining members of the executive COM
mitree will follow the carriages on foot.
S. z. Sheerin chairman of the reception COM
mittee was instructed to request the following
named ladies to assist in the reception at the
Denny. Mrs. Joseph e. Mcdonald Mrs. N. S.
Byram, Mrs. w. ID. Bynum, Mrs. Fred Knefer
and Mrs. James Mcleod.
In order to avoid confusion it decided to
request the school board to have the children
assemble at tho various school houses, and from
these march to the Courthouse square. The
County Commissioners will be requested to re-
serve the square exclusively for the school
children, and the police authorities will be asked
to detail squad to see that their reservation is
not invaded.
Messrs. Allen Conduit Albert Gall and Ed
ward Hawkins were appointed to act in that ca
pacity.
The various committees reported that they
were progressing favorably with their work, but
items of interest were furnished except by
the railroad committee. which stated that half
fare rates would be obtained over all the roads in
the State.
A gentleman discussing the reception last
evening stated that he thought the committee
was making mistake in requesting the assem-
bly, OF children at their respective school houses.
Some of the school-houses fully two miles
from She court house square. and he of the
opinion that march of such length would be
out of the question for many of the children.
He snggested that for the more distant schools.
at least some nearer points of assembly could
be found which would be much more convenient
for the children and equally satisfactory for all
purposes OF preventing confusion.